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And what in the name of Red Auerbach is wrong with Kemba Walker? Jack Noonan of Celtics Blog helps us address some of those questions and more

photo credit: Bigstock There’s an ancient Wall Street joke about a visitor to the Hamptons who is shown harbors full of the yachts of stockbrokers and bond salesmen. He naively inquires, “But where are the customers’ yachts?” We might ask the same question about the clients of diversity consultants. These days, we are constantly lectured that hiring more diversity is the route to riches. Studies, we are assured, prove that organizations that employ more blacks, women, or...

How Kobe Bryant almost became Boston Celtic Tom Landers/The Boston Globe/Getty Images Editors note: This story was originally published on Dec. 30, 2015. The Boston Celtics host the Los Angeles Lakers at 8:30 p.m. ET (ABC). SITTING ACROSS FROM a reporter in a Denver hotel ballroom recently, Kobe Bryant listens to a story that is nearly two decades old but is new to his ears. As the story unfolds, Bryants eyes widen. When it is finished, he calls it "the coolest f---ing story ever -- cause I hav...

A touchdowns worth of Take-aways from Tom Brady advancing to a 10th Super Bowl TB12’s stiff-arming father time and the overwrought New England narrative of The System as the foundation for the Patriots dynasty is a tough pill to swallow for a vocal minority. Share Updated: 10:57 AM EST Jan 28, 2021 Mark LoMoglio Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) during the first half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, in ...

Bob Cousy, American basketball player and coach, who was one of the greatest ball-handling guards in NBA history, expert both at scoring and at playmaking. He helped the Boston Celtics win six championships (1957, 1959–63). Learn more about Cousy’s life and career.

Get our free newsletter Success! Youre on the list. Whoops! There was an error and we couldnt process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again. Processing… In the 1980s, John Thompson Jr. and the Georgetown men’s basketball team left a lasting impression on Jesse Washington. Even though Washington lived more than 300 miles away from D.C., in Poughkeepsie, New York, the Hoyas were “a thousand percent” his team. “Wait, let’...

They are dying off and there is nothing that you, I, or anyone else can do about it. The numbers of 11 Boston Celtics who played for the team during the greatest of all sports dynasties, 1957-1969, hang from the rafters of TD Garden. With the passing of K. C. Jones on Christmas Day, more than half of them, six in all, have now died. None of them died young and only one, John Havlicek, did not live to see the age of 80 -- and he came close. But time was up for the six who have died and the clock...

Patriots Stumble Keeps Cowboys Record Intact Jan 12, 2021 at 12:30 PM Copied! The date, Nov. 20, 1966, has been forgotten by history like just about every other autumn Sunday. The legendary Broadway musical Cabaret opened, and the Dallas Cowboys registered a still-standing league record 12 sacks in a 20-7 defeat of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Of course, sacks wouldnt become an official NFL statistic for another 16 years despite every team keeping track of the...

Email address: BOOK REVIEW All right, readers, I have a gem of a book for you.  If you are reading this, you already have an interest in news and how reporting works.  I want you to consider the word change and how it affects you and yours and our history.  Yes, Stories from the Rolodex, a book by Beverly Stoddart, gives us clues from the past and how the old Rolodex had been utilized by people who learned to report the news the old-fashioned way before the world of Google and computers. ...

December 30, 2020 Winning an NBA championship is arguably the most difficult task to accomplish for any franchise. It not only requires talent, but also chemistry, the right system, and leadership implemented by the coach. Because of this, there is no doubt that pairing a superstar with a talented coach can bring in a lot of success to any franchise. Throughout the league history, we’ve seen various remarkable player and coach combinations that have taken their franchises to a whole new level...